1898-Spanish-American War begins
1960-Brasilia becomes the capital of Brazil
1961-French army revolts in Algeria
1967-Military coup in Greece, Konstantinos Kollias becomes premier
1976-Swine Flu vaccine, for non-epidemic, enters testing
1984-Centers for Disease Control says virus discovered in France causes AIDS
1987-Tamil bomb attack in Colombo Sri Lanka, 115 killed
1989-Thousands of Chinese crowd into Beijing's Tiananmen Square cheering students demanding greater political freedom
1993-Brazil votes against a monarchy
1995-FBI arrests Timothy McVeigh & charge him with Oklahoma City bombing